http://collaborate.extension.org/wiki/Social_Media_in_Extension?action=feed&mode=raw 2009-11-21T23:39:15Z Wiki page as wiki MediaWiki 1.14.0 Contributors http://collaborate.extension.org/wiki/Social_Media_in_Extension/15760 2009-08-17T20:18:07Z ==Social Media== [http://www.commoncraft.com/ Social Media in Plain English] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE Machine is Us/ing Us] [http://about.extension.org/wiki/Recordings_of_eXtension_Professional_Development_Sessions#Web_2.0_.28includes_sessions_by_Special_Guests:_Luke_Wroeblewski_and_Beth_Kanter.29 eXtension Web 2.0 archived sessions] [http://blog.lib.umn.edu/liblearn/blog/2007/07/1_introduction_to_le_1.html UMD Library Learning 2.0] (online tutorial) [[Teaching Social Media to Extension Professionals]] ==Blogs== A blog is "A personal or corporate website in the form of an online journal, with new entries appearing in sequence as they are written, especially as dealing with reflections or opinion, and typically incorporating links to other articles." [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blog Definition of a blog] [http://about.extension.org/wiki/Recordings_of_eXtension_Professional_Development_Sessions#Blogging eXtension recordings on blogging] ===Example blogs in Extension=== Susan Schoenian, Maryland, [http://mdsheepgoat.blogspot.com Shepherd's Notebook Blog]and [http://mdgoattest.blogspot.com Meat Goat Performance Test Blog] Diane Turner and Tim Mathews, North Carolina agents in different counties, [http://masteryourgarden.blogspot.com/ Master Your Garden] Tony Glover, Alabama agent [http://hodgardener.blogspot.com/ Heart of Dixie Gardener] LSU Chancellor's health and fitness blog, [http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/administration/about_us/chancellors_office/Chancellors+Challenge+Blog/ Chancellor's Challenge Blog] Cornell specialists and agents, [http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/community-horticulture Community horticulture blog] Alabama Cooperative Extension System [http://www.backyardwisdom.info/ Backyard Wisdom] Peer-to-peer woodland owner outreach program [http://woodlandownernetworks.wordpress.com/ Woodland Owner Networks] University of Minnesota Forestry blog [http://myminnesotawoods.wordpress.com/ MyMinnesotaWoods] Extension specialists and researchers [http://achmi.wordpress.com/ Alabama Community Healthy Marriage Initiative] Family Caregiving Project in Second Life [http://extensionfamilycaregivingslp.blogspot.com/] 2 educators from central PA [http://keystonegardening.blogspot.com/ Gardening in the Keystone State] a team blog by educators in SE PA [http://familieslivingwell.blogspot.com/ Families Living Well] blog from educator in PA [http://acagmarketing.blogspot.com/ Fresh from the Farm] ===Resources=== [http://blog.aafromaa.com/2007/04/when-i-started-blogging-i-said-i-would.html Anne's Tips for a New Blogger] ==Wikis== A wiki is a collection of web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a simplified markup language. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Definition from Wikipedia] ===Example Wikis in Extension=== Ken Balliet (kballiet@psu.edu) in Pennsylvania is using a wiki to collaborate with stakeholders in the Natural Gas Exploration and Leasing Program. The wiki has grown quickly to include a linked community forum for effective Q & A. http://naturalgaslease.pbwiki.com Ken also plans to do a monthly "talkcast" using talkshoe.com that will allow extension offices and individual landowners to "call in" via computer or phone to ask questions of experts.Each session will be recorded and available as a podcast. Also Ken has mentored 4-H Educators in several counties who are using wikis with Teen Councils AND their summer Camp. The wiki serves as an on-going report (blog) for the camp directors AND a vital communications link to parents in the event of a weather emergency. http://4-hcampbrule.pbwiki.com [http://mudcreek.pbwiki.com/NeedsAssessmentMeeting Finding a date for a meeting] [http://www.nacaa.com/wiki/index.php/2008_Meeting_Workspace Planning the 2008 NACAA meeting] [http://collaborate.extension.org/ Extension Collaborative wiki for all Extension] ==Social bookmarking== Save your bookmarks online. Access them from any web-connected computer, not just the one you used to save the bookmark. Add annotations and (optionally) share bookmarks with colleagues or others. This is also an easy way to create an RSS feed to display on other sites (e.g. you find a news story, give it your unique tag, and it then appears on a customized news feed). [http://delicious.com delicious.com] Tag Extension articles with [http://delicious.com/tag/extag extag] [http://about.extension.org/wiki/Recordings_of_eXtension_Professional_Development_Sessions#Social_Bookmarking eXtension recordings on social bookmarking] Example social bookmarking [http://del.icio.us/search/?fr=del_icio_us&p=extag+internetsafety&type=all Extension-tagged resources for Internet Safety] [http://collaborate.extension.org/wiki/Extension_Professionals_Social_Media_Identities#Del.icio.us Del.icio.us Extension identities] ==Presentation sharing== Google docs [http://www.slideshare.net/ Slideshare] [http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/p98187081/ eXtension recording on Slideshare] [http://www.slideshare.net/group/cooperative-extension/slideshows Cooperative Extension Slideshare group] [http://collaborate.extension.org/wiki/Extension_Professionals_Social_Media_Identities#SlideShare Slideshare Extension identities] ==Photo sharing== Back up your photos and access them from any web-connected computer. Easily control who sees your photos and license them for different uses (e.g. commercial, educational, etc). Tag photos for later retrieval. Create slideshows, badges, and other tools to display your photos on other sites. '''[http://www.flickr.com/ Flickr]''' Extension example: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/esagor/collections/72157600794104533/ Minnesota forestry photo library] [http://collaborate.extension.org/wiki/Extension_Professionals_Social_Media_Identities#Flickr Extension identities in Flickr] '''[http://picasaweb.google.com/ Picasa]''' Example Picasa page used by Extension. [http://picasaweb.google.com/KE4ROP/TallTimbersInserviceTrainingOnQuailManagement Tall Timbers Inservice Training on Quail Managment] '''Public Domain Photos''' [http://photogallery.nrcs.usda.gov/ NRCS Photogallery] [http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/ USDA Image Gallery] ==Videos== Explanation [http://www.youtube.com/ YouTube] [[YouTube in Extension]] ==Tips== Use an RSS Feed reader and read other's blogs * [http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english RSS in Plain English] * [http://about.extension.org/wiki/Recordings_of_eXtension_Professional_Development_Sessions#Using_Feeds eXtension recordings on feeds] * [http://reader.google.com/ Google Reader] * [http://newsgator.com/ NewsGator] ==Twitter== [http://twitter.com/BeGrowCreate eXtension Twitter account] [http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/p86156664/ eXtension recording on Twitter] [https://people.extension.org/colleagues/socialnetwork/twitter Extension identities in Twitter] (eXtension login required) ==Social Networks== Build online communities around a team, group, or shared interest. Core elements involve building a profile, forming groups and selectively agreeing to permit others to interact with you (be "friends") and become a member of your group. Supported tools also often include email, polling, providing short, frequent updates on current activities, etc. [http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dgqkp875_143nppgg4cn 4-H Access] [https://people.extension.org/colleagues/socialnetwork/facebook Extension staff in Facebook](eXtension login required) Cooperative Extension group in Facebook [https://people.extension.org/colleagues/socialnetwork/linkedin Extension staff in LinkedIn] (eXtension login required) [http://agcommunication.ning.com/ Ag Commnunications Ning Group] [[category:Collegial]] [[category:Portal]] ==Second Life and other 3D Virtual Worlds== ==Additional resources== [[Beginners Guide to Social Media in Extension]] Handout prepared for Galaxy III by Anne Adrian and Rhonda Conlon [https://wiki.umn.edu/view/Collaborationtools/ List of collaboration tools on UMN wiki space] (can only be edited by UMN folks).